Commandant

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  • noun. The commanding officer of a military organization.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A commander; especially, a commanding officer of a fortified town or garrison.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A commander; the commanding officer of a place, or of a body of men.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A commanding officer, usually of a specific force or division.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. an officer in command of a military unit
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    "Obviously the commandant is concerned with the good of the service."
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